| Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | South Africa in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2006 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Garry Sobers | 365* | West Indies v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1957/58 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 340 | Sri Lanka v India: 1st Test, 1997 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo |
| Wally Hammond | 336* | New Zealand v England: 2nd Test, 1932/33 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Michael Clarke | 329* | India in Australia 2011/12 (2nd Test) | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Virender Sehwag | 319 | South Africa in India: 1st match, 2007/08 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
| Chris Gayle | 317 | Vivian Richards Trophy: 4th Test, 2004/05 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua |
| Younis Khan | 313 | Sri Lanka in Pakistan: 1st match, 2008/09 | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Hashim Amla | 311* | South Africa in England 2012 (1st Test) | The Kia Oval, Kennington |
| Bob Cowper | 307 | The Ashes: 5th Test, 1965/66 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Don Bradman | 304 | The Ashes: 4th Test, 1934 | Headingley, Leeds |
| Lawrence Rowe | 302 | The Wisden Trophy: 3rd Test, 1973/74 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Don Bradman | 299* | Australia v South Africa: 4th Test, 1931/32 | Adelaide Oval |
| Alastair Cook | 294 | India in England 2011 (3rd Test) | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Virender Sehwag | 293 | Sri Lanka in India 2009/10 (3rd Test) | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 291 | England in West Indies: 4th match, 2008/09 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
| Reginald Foster | 287 | The Ashes: 1st Test, 1903/04 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 287 | South Africa in Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 2006 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Denis Compton | 278 | England v Pakistan: 2nd Test, 1954 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Brian Lara | 277 | The Frank Worrell Trophy: 3rd Test, 1992/93 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 275 | Sri Lanka in India 2009/10 (1st Test) | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad |
| Rahul Dravid | 270 | India in Pakistan: 3rd Test, 2003/04 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 270 | Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe: 2nd Test, 2004 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Graham Yallop | 268 | Australia v Pakistan: 4th Test, 1983/84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Aravinda de Silva | 267 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka: 1st Test, 1990/91 | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Frank Worrell | 261 | England v West Indies: 3rd Test, 1950 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 261* | Bangladesh in West Indies: 2nd Test, 2004 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Conrad Hunte | 260 | West Indies v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1957/58 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Marlon Samuels | 260 | West Indies in Bangladesh 2012/13 (2nd Test) | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna |
| Glenn Turner | 259 | West Indies v New Zealand: 4th Test, 1971/72 | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana |
| Graeme Smith | 259 | South Africa in England: 2nd Test, 2003 | Lord's, London |
| Michael Clarke | 259* | South Africa in Australia 2012/13 (1st Test) | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
| Wasim Akram | 257* | Pakistan v Zimbabwe: 1st Test, 1996/97 | Sheikhupura Stadium |
| Ricky Ponting | 257 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy: 3rd Test, 2003/04 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Ken Barrington | 256 | The Ashes: 4th Test, 1964 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Don Bradman | 254 | The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1930 | Lord's, London |
| Virender Sehwag | 254 | India in Pakistan: 1st Test, 2005/06 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Wally Hammond | 251 | The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1928/29 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Faoud Bacchus | 250 | India v West Indies: 6th Test, 1978/79 | Green Park, Kanpur |
| Marvan Atapattu | 249 | Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe: 2nd Test, 2004 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 248* | India in Bangladesh: 1st Test, 2004/05 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 242 | Asian Test Championship: 2nd Test, 1998/99 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
| Frank Worrell | 237 | West Indies v India: 5th Test, 1952/53 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Sunny Gavaskar | 236* | India v West Indies: 6th Test, 1983/84 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras |
| Taufeeq Umar | 236 | Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates 2011/12 (1st Test) | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Zaheer Abbas | 235* | Pakistan v India: 2nd Test, 1978/79 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Sid Barnes | 234 | The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1946/47 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Don Bradman | 234 | The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1946/47 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Graeme Smith | 234 | South Africa in United Arab Emirates 2013/14 (2nd Test) | Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai |
| Rahul Dravid | 233 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy: 2nd Test, 2003/04 | Adelaide Oval |
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